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How to deal with having an estranged adult child

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This post originally appeared on www.sixtyandme.com Another Mother’s Day has come and gone. It was filled with both blessings and pain. Mothering is like that. Not too long ago, one of my children was estranged from me. It was not how I envisioned a relationship with an adult child. At the time, I wasn’t completely sure where she was living and had no reliable way to contact her. Even the word “estranged” was foreign to me. I had invested my life into mothering. And this child  

So this is real mom life today

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I'm on vacation in Michigan. It's lovely here. I've always loved Lake Michigan. It has been our family place for summer vacation for all of family life. We brought the first kids were when they were infants. They crawled on the sand as the water filled their diapers and puffed them up like bubble butts. Soon there were six of us. We had to rent bigger cottages. In fact the current cottage is actually two cottages. And this year the children are few. The two older ones cannot come  

Should you support your adult child?

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Should you support your adult child?   There are lots of us out here.  It’s not hard to understand. Maybe they have just finished college and are saddled with crippling debt.  As season of low-to-no expenses might be a blessing.   Maybe they got a great job, but it doesn’t pay well.  It’s a great stepping stone, but doesn’t provide enough for them to live independently.   Or maybe they have been downsized.  In our unpredictable economy, jobs come and  

Mom Moving Forward

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It’s my favorite time of year here in Wheaton, IL.  I’m planting in my garden boxes, putting in some flowers and trying to tame the vast jungle of my backyard.  I hope you are taking some time to be out in the sunshine! This is a significant year for me.  MY LAST CHILD GRADUATES FROM HIGH SCHOOL IN MAY!  Hooray!  It was been a joyous journey shepherding these four young people.  I have been blessed beyond measure and challenged more than I thought possible.   When I was a practicing lawyer, I  

When your adult child breaks your heart

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She came to us as an answer to prayer. An uncomplicated, unexpected adoption arriving 2 weeks after a miscarriage.  God was going to fill my home even if he didn't fill my womb. Childhood was a delight.  She radiated sweetness and light.  So many fun years were filled with wonderful memory making. Adolescence brought storm clouds.  Emotions ran off the charts.  Reactions to life experiences pegged the stress meter. I didn't always respond well. The there were the jobs she couldn't keep,  

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